Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
| Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation | |
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| Decided April 21, 2022 | |
| Full case name | Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation |
| Docket no. | 20-1566 |
| Citations | 596 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Holding | |
| In a suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Kagan, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act | |
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, in a suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party.[1][2]
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External links
- Text of Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, No. 20-1566, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) is available from: Justia
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